MONTEREY (AP) — A man whose land was being searched for a marijuana patch was arrested and charged with firing a shotgun at officers flying over in a helicopter. Tracey Lynn Pemerton, 36, was being held at the Putnam County jail in Cookeville without bond Friday on a charge of felony aggravated assault. A warrant…

CLARKSVILLE (AP) — Clarksville Mayor Don Trotter says racial problems in his city’s police department have to stop. “We need to clearly and seriously focus on the problem,” Trotter said Thursday. “We do not need these problems to continue. We will make the effort and use whatever resources necessary to correct the problem.” On Wednesday,…

JOHNSON CITY (AP) — Inspectors have ordered privately owned air conditioners removed from a rent-subsidized apartment complex, saying the machines blocked windows that are considered emergency exits. “We are going to try to ask for a 30-day waiver or something so we can at least get through this hot season,” Grant Trivett, manager of the…

NASHVILLE (AP) — State officials are urging Tennesseans to beware of a scam that targets job hunters who post their resumes online. Attorney General Paul Summers said Friday that Tennessee is one of 18 states so far where people have reported the scam, in which job seekers are “hired” by a company calling itself Void…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Top officials from the Bush administration on Thursday announced a comprehensive approach to battle methamphetamine, rebutting criticism that the president was focusing mainly on prevention. NASHVILLE (AP) — Top officials from the Bush administration on Thursday announced a comprehensive approach to battle methamphetamine, rebutting criticism that the president was focusing mainly on…

By ROSE FRENCH / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Echoing similar comments from President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Friday that “intelligent design” should be taught in public schools alongside evolution. Frist, a Harvard-educated transplant surgeon, told reporters after speaking to a Rotary Club meeting that students need to be exposed to different…

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Dale Jarrett is hanging tough in his bid to make NASCAR’s playoffs, a spot few expected the former champion to be in this late in the season. Yet Jarrett is tied for 11th in the series standings heading into Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway and very much in contention for…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Texas has won the Sun Belt Conference title the past four years and gone undefeated in the league the last three. That’s the longest active conference championship streak in the nation — so why do so few people seem to know about it? “It’s not just us, it’s all the…

(AP) — Steve Spurrier is back in the Southeastern Conference, but a different offensive mastermind roams the sidelines at Florida. Neither will get to match wits with defensive wizard Nick Saban, though. Spurrier’s return at South Carolina, Urban Meyer’s arrival in Gator country and Saban’s defection to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins dominated the league’s offseason…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA said Friday that approval from American Indian tribes would be a primary factor in deciding appeals from schools that want to use Native American nicknames and mascots in postseason play. The first review is scheduled to start next week. Two weeks ago, the NCAA announced that it would ban the…